Washington Ancestral Home Sulgrave Manor. Banbury commemorative plate

Glazed earthenware plate molded into a circular form with a shallow well and wide, flat, scalloped rim, decorated in transfer printed purple. The central reserve contains a modern depiction of Sulgrave Manor, Washington’s ancestral home in England. Below the image are the words: "Washington Ancestral Home / Sulgrave Manor. Banbury". The rim features four reserves with c-scrolls enclosing a floral spray, alternating with four pairs of roses on a dark purple ground.

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Dimensions

Overall: 7/8 in. × 10 1/2 in. (2.22 cm × 26.67 cm)

Credit

Gift of the G. Kimball Corbin Family, 2015

Marks

Printed on the obverse, bottom center, under glaze: "Washington Ancestral Home / Sulgrave Manor. Banbury".
Printed on the reverse, under glaze: a badge of C-scrolls, acanthus, and bellflowers: “George Washington / Bicentenary / Memorial / Plates / 1732-1932 / First in War / First in Peace / First in the Hearts of His Countrymen”. Below the badge is a crown above the words “Crown Ducal / England”.

Object Number

M-5387/D

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